Joseph Rees

Dormant Bitcoin Vaults Stir: 1,799 BTC Worth $212.77M Moves After Years of Silence

Since Aug. 10, following a string of four 100 BTC transactions from 2012, nearly 1,800 BTC—worth over $212 million—has moved for the first time in years over the past four days. Old-School Bitcoin Stashes Continue to Wake After our report…

Bitcoin Tumbles as Markets Reel, in the Wake of Gloomy Inflation Data

The digital asset’s price saw a precipitous drop early Thursday morning after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics published data revealing record inflation metrics. Inflation Shock Triggers Bitcoin Slump Just seconds after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published…

XRP Price Watch: Bears Dominate as $3.25 Resistance Holds Firm

XRP is trading at $3.06 with a market capitalization of $181.57 billion and a 24-hour trading volume of $11.35 billion. The digital asset moved within a 24-hour intraday price range of $3.06 to $3.34, reflecting high volatility amid ongoing bearish…

Bitcoin ATMs | Wisconsin Bill Pushes KYC, Licensing

Wisconsin lawmakers are moving in tandem to regulate bitcoin ATMs, with two identical bills filed in the Senate and Assembly to combat the growing number of scams linked to the machines. The bills are looking to implement strict Know-Your-Customer (KYC)…

Bitcoin Volatility Strikes as Hot PPI Data Spurs Dollar Rally

Bitcoin experienced sharp volatility, dropping to $117,719 before recovering above $118,000, following a surprisingly hot U.S. inflation report. Bitcoin Tumbles Then Rebounds The U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI), a key inflation indicator measuring wholesale goods prices, surged 0.9% for the…

Mike Belshe And BitGo | The AWS of Digital Assets

Most people dismiss Bitcoin two or three times before they get it. Mike Belshe, CEO and co-founder of BitGo, was no different. The computer scientist and inventor of HTTP/2.0 and one of the first ten engineers on Google Chrome initially…

BIS Bulletin Proposes Revamping Crypto AML Measures With Compliance Scores

The paper, issued by BIS economists, proposes using blockchain as a transaction history to overcome the limitations faced by current AML measures when dealing with decentralized assets, such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, in order to protect off-ramping institutions. BIS Bulletin…

Peter Thiel-Backed Bullish Exchange Successfully Debuts on the New York Stock Exchange

Bullish, a cryptocurrency exchange backed by Peter Thiel, successfully debuted on the New York Stock Exchange on August 13, 2025, raising approximately $1.1 billion in its initial public offering (IPO). The company priced its shares at $37, above the expected…

The Future of Mining: Insights From EMCD Founder and CEO Michael Jerlis

EMCD is one of the largest ecosystems for miners and crypto investors in Eastern Europe. The EMCD ecosystem includes a mining pool ranked among the world’s top 7, a multi-currency wallet, the Coinhold service for passive income, and a P2P…

Ballooning Deficit Creates Bullish Backdrop for Gold, Bitcoin — Kobeissi

In July, U.S. tariff revenue soared over 300% to a record $29.6 billion, bringing the total raised since March to over $100 billion. Record Tariff Revenue vs. Widening Deficit In a stunning fiscal surge, U.S. tariff revenue skyrocketed by over…